Nvidia perps slide as market reacts to CEO Jensen Huang’s Chinese spy scandal
Nvidia said its board of directors is investigating Huang's relationship with a woman identified by intelligence officials as a Chinese spy.
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What is Zcash (ZEC)? How shielded transactions work
Zcash (ZEC) is a privacy coin and blockchain launched in 2016. It allows users to make both public and private transactions. The latter — called “shielded transactions” on the network — make use of zero-knowledge proofs called zk-SNARKs to verify…
Onchain data casts doubt on insider-trading theory in NYT’s ‘suspicious’ election betting story
The New York Times reported on 'suspicious' bets, but two experts who reviewed The Block's findings said the evidence doesn't strongly suggest foul play.
Web3Auth says it frontran hackers by moving $5.6 million out of exposed Keplr wallets
Web3Auth's communications also referred to an "original attacker," suggesting some funds were stolen, but did not elaborate.
Vitalik Buterin says ETH should be valued as a store of value, not a fee-burning token
A recent controversial proposal to burn a rising share of validator rewards as more ETH is staked was withdrawn last month after facing pushback.
Binance CFO steps down nine days after record hack; co-CEO says transition was planned six months ago
Co-CEO Yi He said Ng is departing to pursue a new venture, under a transition plan put in place over the past six months.
Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.47 million in crypto from wallets tied to 35 investigations
Yaroch will pay at least $2.4 million in restitution and will forfeit any profits he would earn in the future from telling his story.
Bitcoin ETFs flip negative for 2026 after $1.28 billion outflow week, worst since June
BlackRock's IBIT accounted for 98% of Friday's outflows, with $403 million leaving the industry-leading fund.
Treasury cuts off MEXC Global over alleged $16 billion in transactions linked to Iran, North Korea and Russia
Treasury says it has severed MEXC Global from the U.S. after it allegedly supported $16 billion in transactions connected to Iran.
US Treasury walks back crypto surveillance ‘travel rule’ proposal
The Treasury Department has withdrawn a controversial proposal that would have expanded requirements for cryptocurrency transactions.
Gnosis Pay data breach exposes customer info; funds unaffected
Gnosis Pay disclosed a data breach after unauthorized access to its legacy debit card system on Nov. 3. Customer funds were not affected.
Trump administration moves closer to allowing crypto in 401(k) retirement plans
A rule that would open up 401(k) retirement accounts to alternative assets, including cryptocurrencies, has landed at the White House.